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It's not /that/ expensive if you stick to B&W. I mean I can pick up a fairly good 35mm Praktica body, Zeiss nifty fifty, some rolls of Ilford, all the chemicals
by unxdfa 4y ago
It's not /that/ expensive if you stick to B&W. I mean I can pick up a fairly good 35mm Praktica body, Zeiss nifty fifty, some rolls of Ilford, all the chemicals, tank, dark room bag and film puller for less than half the price of my Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 lens. As for scanning, you can do that with your DSLR/mirrorless, a lamp and some diffusing plastic.
But yeah, is it worth the hassle? Probably not.
- vr46 4y agoWell, I've got all the kit already, still have all my darkroom kit but it's not worth setting up for such short runs. I have my film scanner still which has been busy scanning my archives but time is in short supply these days...
- lb1lf 4y agoI went hybrid a long time ago and haven't looked back since, though YMMV - I develop B&W film in Paterson tanks and a light proof changing bag, reducing my darkroom setup time to seconds. I then scan the negatives. Once every blue moon I dust off the enlarger and make prints - but inbetween those sessions, I am happy to be digital.